Label TextAlthough
he is better known for celebrity portraits and Campbell’s soup cans, flowers
appear throughout Warhol’s career, from his time as an illustrator to the
height of his celebrity. This is one of over 900 flower works created in the
1960s, all based on a nature photograph the artist saw in Modern Photography magazine. While the original photo portrayed
hibiscus flowers, Warhol’s layered printing technique and use of only black and
white transform the shapes into generic flowers, closer to decoration or pattern
than any real plant.
July 22, 2020
DimensionsOverall: 22 × 22 in. (55.9 × 55.9 cm)
Accession Number 1986.42
Classificationspainting
CopyrightThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, ARS
Inscriptions2058 A (verso r,c etched on wide metal molding)
ProvenanceArtist. Roy Halston Frowick [probably gift of previous by 1986]; Des Moines Art Center [gift from previous, 1986]
